What is the different between ethics and moral?

Answer 1

Ethics generally refer to a code of acceptable behavior that has been developed over time by a group with a common interest. For instance, there are general ethics, but more often you hear about medical ethics, legal ethics, journalistic ethics, etc., which are codes of behavior that have been developed by the people who use them. Morality tends to be less codified. This means that it tends to be more of a feeling of what's right and wrong as opposed to being a set of actual rules or guidelines. Morality is often developed by a culture, society, or religious body over a long period of time and passed from generation to generation, mostly through demonstration of behavior. It's possible that some aspects of morality, particularly those that are found in almost every culture, are genetically influenced, in which case morality may be natural, to a certain extent. For instance, murder is considered immoral in every culture, though exceptions are made for justified killings such as state executions, self defense, and war. Altruism, the desire to do good for another without a direct benefit to yourself, is also something that is found in every culture, though in different quantities and forms. In contrast, ethics may be based in morality to a certain extent, but they are definitely not derived from genetic predispositions. They are purposely and consciously developed.